Eighteenth
[ey-teenth] /ˈeɪˈtinθ/
adjective
1.
next after the seventeenth; being the ordinal number for 18.
2.
being one of 18 equal parts.
noun
3.
an eighteenth part, especially of one (1/18).
4.
the eighteenth member of a series.
/ˈeɪˈtiːnθ/
adjective
1.
(usually prenominal)
noun
2.
3.
the fraction that is equal to one divided by 18 (1/18)
adj.
mid-13c., egtetenþe, modified, by influence of eighteen, from Old English eahtateoða; from eight + teoða “tenth” (see -ty (1)).
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